Template:Infobox person

Infobox person

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Infobox character is used to create an infobox for a fictional character of any type.

Usage

The blank form immediately below shows the most commonly used fields, and complete instructions are listed further down the page.

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|300px|upright=1]]
Socials
Family	{{{family}}}
Gender	{{{gender}}}
Religion	{{{religion}}}
Country of origin	{{{nationality}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}

{{Infobox character
| color             = <!-- headers background color; the foreground color is automatically computed -->
| name              = 
| series            = <!-- or |franchise=; use without the italic on the outside -->
| image             = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| first_major       = <!-- per [[MOS:MAJORWORK]] - major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games -->
| first_minor       = <!-- or |first_issue=; Per [[MOS:MINORWORK]] - minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions -->
| first_date        = 
| first             = <!-- Use instead of first_major= etc. when custom or complex formatting is needed. -->
| last_major        = 
| last_minor        = <!-- or |last_issue= -->
| last_date         = 
| last              = <!-- Use instead of last_major= etc. when custom or complex formatting is needed. -->
| creator           = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations -->
| based_on          = <!-- if not an original creation, use {{based on|character|author}} -->
| adapted_by        = <!-- for character adaption articles -->
| designer          = 
| portrayer         = 
| voice             = 
| motion_actor      = 
| full_name         = 
| nickname          = <!-- or |nicknames= -->
| alias             = <!-- or |aliases= -->
| species           = <!-- or |race=; for non-humans only -->
| gender            = <!-- if not obvious -->
| title             = 
| occupation        = <!-- or |position= or |class= -->
| affiliation       = <!-- or |alignment= -->
| fighting_style    = 
| weapon            = 
| family            = 
| spouse            = <!-- or |spouses= -->
| significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= -->
| children          = 
| relatives         = 
| religion          = 
| origin            = <!-- or |home= -->
| nationality       = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.

Parameter	Notes
color	Background color for header bars (default = #DEDEE2). The text color is automatically determined. Must meet AAA compliance standards outlines on WP:COLOR.
name	Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).
series	Name of the series in which the character appears.
franchise	Name of the fictional world or story in which the character appears. Does not italicize title.
multiple	Set to yes if the infobox describes more than one character.
image	Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use |image=Example.png.
image_upright	The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px.
alt	Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT.
caption	A caption explaining the image.
first_major	The title of the major work the fictional element first appeared in. Major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games.
first_minor	The title of the minor work the fictional element first appeared in. Minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions.
first_issue	The number of the comic book issue the fictional element first appeared in.
first_date	The date of the publication/release of the minor work where the fictional element first appeared in.
last_major	The title of the major work the fictional element last appeared in. Major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games.
last_minor	The title of the minor work the fictional element last appeared in. Minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions.
last_issue	The number of the comic book issue the fictional element last appeared in.
last_date	The date of the publication/release of the minor work where the fictional element last appeared in.
first	First appearance of the character.
firstgame	First appearance in a game of the character.
last	Last appearance of the character.
creator	Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character.
based_on	Name of the original character the adaptation is based on. Use to add the title of original character and the names of the original creators. Use this field in conjunction with |adapted_by=.
adapted_by	Name of the individuals who adapted the character into a new medium. Use this field if the character in a medium is based on a character from a different medium, such as a character on television based on a comic book character.
designer	Name of the individuals who designed the character.
portrayer	Name of the individuals who portrayed the character.
voice	Name of the individuals who voiced the character. Should be omitted if the same as "portrayer".
motion_actor	Name of the individuals who portrayed the character in motion capture.
noinfo	Disable the first "In-universe information" header.
info-hdr	Text for display in second header (default = Information).
full_name	The character's full name.
nickname nicknames	Any nicknames used by the character.
alias aliases	Any aliases used by the character.
species race	The species or race of the character. Use for non-human characters only.
gender	The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious.
title	Titles the character was known by.
occupation position	The character's job or role.
class	The character class for RPG characters.
affiliation	The groups or teams the character belongs to.
alignment	The character's Dungeons & Dragons alignment.
fighting_style	The primary fighting styles used by the character.
weapon	The types of weapons the character uses.
family	The character's family members.
spouse spouses	The character's spouses.
significant_other significant_others	The character's significant others.
children	The characters's children.
relatives	The characters's relatives.
religion	The character's religion.
origin home	The character's place of origin.
nationality	The character's nationality.
extra-hdr	Text for display in third header (default = No third header).
lbl#	Label to display in left column where "#" is 1-5, 21-25, or 31-35 for custom fields under the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd headers respectively.
data#	Text to display in the right column corresponding to the appropriate "lbl#".

TemplateData

TemplateData

Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox person Creates an infobox for a fictional character of any type. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Color color colour Background color for header bars (default = #DEDEE2). The text color is automatically computed. Must meet AAA compliance standards outlines on [[WP:COLOR]]. String optional Name name Character name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME). String optional Series series Name of the series in which the character appears. String optional Franchise franchise Name of the fictional world or story in which the character appears. Does not italicize title. String optional Multiple multiple Set to yes if the infobox describes more than one character. String optional Image image Image of the character. "File:" and wikilinking is not required. i.e. use {{para|image|Example.png}}. String optional Image upright image_upright The image size defaults to frameless (220px). The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 270px. String optional Alt alt Alt text for image per [[WP:MOSALT]]. String optional Caption caption A caption explaining the image. String optional First appearance major first_major The title of the major work the fictional element first appeared in. Major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games. String optional First appearance minor first_minor The title of the minor work the fictional element first appeared in. Minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions. String optional First appearance issue first_issue The number of the comic book issue the fictional element first appeared in. String optional First appearance date first_date The date of the publication/release of the minor work where the fictional element first appeared in. String optional Last appearance major last_major The title of the major work the fictional element last appeared in. Major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games. String optional Last appearance minor last_minor The title of the minor work the fictional element last appeared in. Minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions. String optional Last appearance issue last_issue The number of the comic book issue the fictional element last appeared in. String optional Last appearance date last_date The date of the publication/release of the minor work where the fictional element last appeared in. String optional First appearance first First appearance of the character. String optional First game firstgame First appearance in a game of the character. String optional Last appearance last Last appearance of the character. String optional Creator creator Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character. String optional Based on based_on Name of the original character the adaptation is based on. Use {{based on}} to add the title of original character and the names of the original creators. Use this field in conjunction with {{para|adapted_by}}. String optional Adapted by adapted_by Name of the individuals who adapted the character into a new medium. Use this field if the character in a medium is based on a character from a different medium, such as a character on television based on a comic book character. String optional Designer designer Name of the individuals who designed the character. String optional Portrayer portrayer Name of the individuals who portrayed the character. String optional Voice actor voice Name of the individuals who voiced the character (if different from portrayer or there is no portrayer) String optional Motion actor motion_actor Name of the individuals who portrayed the character in motion capture. String optional Label 1 lbl1 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 1 data1 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl1. String optional Label 2 lbl2 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 2 data2 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl2. String optional Label 3 lbl3 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 3 data3 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl3. String optional Label 4 lbl4 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 4 data4 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl4. String optional Label 5 lbl5 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 1st header. String optional Data 5 data5 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl5. String optional Disable second header noinfo Disable the first "In-universe information" header. String optional Second header text info-hdr Text for display in second header (default = Information). String optional Full name full_name The character's full name. String optional Nickname nickname A nickname used by the character. If there is more than one nickname, use {{para|nicknames}} and separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}. String optional Nicknames nicknames Any nicknames used by the character. If there is only one nickname, use {{para|nickname}}. String optional Alias alias An alias used by the character. If there is more than one alias, use {{para|aliases}} and separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}. String optional Alias aliases Any aliases used by the character. If there is only one alias, use {{para|alias}}. String optional Species species The species of the character. Use for non-human characters only. String optional Race race The race of the character. Use for non-human characters only. String optional Gender gender The gender of the character. Use only if not obvious. String optional Title title Titles the character was known by. String optional Occupation occupation The character's job or role. String optional Position position The character's job or role. String optional Class class The character class for RPG characters. String optional Affiliation affiliation The groups or teams the character belongs to. String optional Alignment alignment The character's Dungeons & Dragons alignment. String optional Fighting style fighting_style The primary fighting styles used by the character. String optional Weapon weapon The types of weapons the character uses. String optional Family family The character's family members. String optional Spouse spouse The character's spouses. String optional Spouses spouses The character's spouses. String optional Significant other significant_other The character's significant others. If there is more than one significant_other, use {{para|significant_others}} and separate multiple entries using {{tl|Plainlist}}. String optional Significant others significant_others The character's significant others. If there is only one significant_other, use {{para|significant_other}}. String optional Children children The characters's children String optional Relatives relatives The characters's relatives String optional Religion religion The character's religion String optional Origin origin The character's place of origin. String optional Home home The character's place of origin. String optional Nationality nationality The character's nationality. String optional Label 21 lbl21 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 21 data21 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl21. String optional Label 22 lbl22 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 22 data22 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl22. String optional Label 23 lbl23 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 23 data23 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl23. String optional Label 24 lbl24 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 24 data24 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl24. String optional Label 25 lbl25 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 2nd header. String optional Data 25 data25 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl25. String optional Third header text extra-hdr Text for display in third header (default = No third header). String optional Label 31 lbl31 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 31 data31 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl31. String optional Label 32 lbl32 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 32 data32 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl32. String optional Label 33 lbl33 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 33 data33 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl33. String optional Label 34 lbl34 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 34 data34 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl34. String optional Label 35 lbl35 Label to display in left column for custom fields under the 3rd header. String optional Data 35 data35 Text to display in the right column corresponding to lbl35. String optional

All parameters (not for general use)

Complete list of parameters

{{{name}}} [[File:{{{image}}}|300px|upright=1]] Socials Family {{{family}}} Gender {{{gender}}} Race {{{race}}} Religion {{{religion}}} Country of origin {{{nationality}}} Occupation {{{occupation}}} {{Infobox character | color = <!-- headers background colour; the foreground colour is automatically computed --> | name = | series = <!-- or |franchise=; use without the italic on the outside --> | multiple = | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | first_major = <!-- per [[MOS:MAJORWORK]] - major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games --> | first_minor = <!-- or |first_issue=; Per [[MOS:MINORWORK]] - minor works include TV episodes, chapters, songs and game missions --> | first_date = | last_major = | last_minor = <!-- or |last_issue= --> | last_date = | first = | firstgame = | last = | creator = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations --> | based_on = <!-- if not an original creation, use {{based on|character|author}} --> | adapted_by = <!-- for character adaption articles --> | designer = | portrayer = | voice = | motion_actor = | lbl1 = | data1 = | lbl2 = | data2 = | lbl3 = | data3 = | lbl4 = | data4 = | lbl5 = | data5 = | noinfo = | info-hdr = | full_name = | nickname = <!-- or |nicknames= --> | alias = <!-- or |aliases= --> | species = <!-- or |race=; for non-humans only --> | gender = <!-- if not obvious --> | title = | occupation = <!-- or |position= or |class= --> | affiliation = <!-- or |alignment= --> | fighting_style = | weapon = | family = | spouse = <!-- or |spouses= --> | significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= --> | children = | relatives = | religion = | origin = <!-- or |home= --> | nationality = | lbl21 = | data21 = | lbl22 = | data22 = | lbl23 = | data23 = | lbl24 = | data24 = | lbl25 = | data25 = | extra-hdr = | lbl31 = | data31 = | lbl32 = | data32 = | lbl33 = | data33 = | lbl34 = | data34 = | lbl35 = | data35 = }}

Example

John Doe

Socials
Family	Doe
Gender	Male
Religion	Christian
Country of origin	American
Occupation	Law enforcement

 {{Infobox character
 | name               = John Doe
 | series             = [[Criminal Minds]]
 | image              = 
 | caption            = 
 | first_major        = Criminal Minds
 | first_minor        = Pilot
 | first_date         = 2005
 | last_major         = Criminal Minds
 | last_minor         = Last One
 | last_date          = 2018
 | creator            = [[Agnes Nixon]]
 | portrayer          = [[Soupy Sales]]
 | nickname           = Doeboy
 | alias              = Jack Dew
 | gender             = Male
 | title              = Detective
 | occupation         = Law enforcement
 | family             = Doe
 | spouse             = Jane Doe
 | significant_other  = 
 | children           = John Doe, Jr.
 | relatives          = {{Plainlist|
 * Phil Doe (father)
 * Nancy Doe (mother)
 }}
 | religion           = [[Christianity|Christian]]
 | nationality        = American
 }}

Tracking categories

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Supporting templates

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}
• {{Ensure AAA contrast ratio}}

See also

• {{Infobox person}}

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